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Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman
60 years (Apr 13, 1966)
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
35 Movies
22 TV Shows

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman is one of the more persistent actors of his generation recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 37 years. For much of the audience, Andy Nyman is Jail Guard from 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', whatever else the credits say. 'Minions' counts among the more visible credits.
Andy Nyman is one of the more persistent actors of his generation recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 37 years. For much of the audience, Andy Nyman is Jail Guard from 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', whatever else the credits say. 'Minions' counts among the more visible credits.
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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
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★ 7.3
2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Andy Nyman and where are they from?
Andy Nyman is 60 years old, born on April 13, 1966 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Andy Nyman?
Andy Nyman is best known for roles in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Minions, Despicable Me 3.
How many movies has Andy Nyman been in?
Over a 37-year career (since 1989), Andy Nyman has appeared in 35 movies and 22 TV shows.
What was Andy Nyman's first movie?
The career of Andy Nyman began with The Woman in Black (1989).
What is Andy Nyman's most recent movie or series?
Andy Nyman's most recent release is Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, which premiered on September 17, 2026.
What TV shows has Andy Nyman appeared in?
On television, Andy Nyman has appeared in Peaky Blinders, Hanna, The Capture, Dead Set.
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Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman
1966-04-13 · Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Andy Nyman is an English actor and magician.

Nyman first came to note with his performance as a hard nosed director in Musical! and then as Keith Whitehead in the cult film of the Martin Amis novel, Dead Babies. He has played lead roles in Jon Avnet's Emmy award winning film Uprising (NBC) as a Polish freedom fighter and in Coney Island Baby as a gay French gun dealer. In 2006, he played Gordon in the cult hit Severance. Most recently he played Patrick, a sleazy reality show producer in Charlie Brooker's E4 horror satire Dead Set, and suffers the most violent death in the series, being decapitated and disembowelled.

Nyman currently has four films due for release over the next 18 months: London-based romantic comedy Are You Ready for Love?; a bio-pic of 70s Dutch rock group Herman Brood, Wild Romance; and improvised gangster thriller Played where he stars opposite Vinnie Jones, Val Kilmer and Gabriel Byrne. The film was released by Lionsgate Entertainment in 2007. Nyman appeared as one of the leads in the latest Frank Oz movie, Death at a Funeral. He stars opposite Matthew Macfadyen, Ewen Bremner, and Keeley Hawes. The movie was released by MGM in 2007.

Nyman is also a magician and the co-creator and co-writer of the Derren Brown TV shows Derren Brown - Mind Control and Trick of the Mind. He and Brown wrote "Russian Roulette", "Séance", and "Messiah", as well as three series of the "Trick of the Mind" series. He also co-wrote and co-directed four of Brown's stage shows, all of which have toured and played the West End. For "Something Wicked This Way Comes" they were awarded the 2006 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. Their fourth show Enigma was also nominated for an Olivier Award.

Nyman won the award for best actor at the 2006 Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film for his role as Colin Frampton in Shut Up and Shoot Me. He was nominated for Lew Grade Award at the 2007 BAFTA Awards for his work on "Derren Brown: The Heist". He shared the nomination with fellow collaborators Derren Brown, Simon Mills, and Ben Caron.

In December 2008 he appeared in BBC Four's supernatural drama series Crooked House.

In February 2010 he co-wrote (with Jeremy Dyson), directed and starred in the horror play Ghost Stories.

In April 2011 he starred in a new British sitcom, Campus.

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